{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "tasksel",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tasksel/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-02T21:26:07Z",
    "synopsis": "tasksel install <task>\ntasksel remove <task>\ntasksel [options]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "tasksel - a user interface for installing tasks\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "tasksel install <task>\n\ntasksel remove <task>\n\ntasksel [options]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "tasksel shows all available tasks and allows selecting ones to install\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-t --test",
                    "content": "test mode; don't actually install or remove packages\n",
                    "flag": "-t",
                    "long": "--test"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--new-install",
                    "content": "automatically select some tasks without even displaying them to the user; default other\ntasks to on; used during new Debian installs.\n",
                    "long": "--new-install"
                },
                {
                    "name": "--list-tasks",
                    "content": "list on stdout the tasks that would be displayed in the tasksel interface\n\n--task-packages task\nlists on stdout the packages that are available and part of the given task\n\nNote that this option may be given more than once.\n\n--task-desc task\noutputs the extended description of the given task\n\n--debconf-apt-progress options\nPass the specified options to the debconf-apt-progress command that tasksel runs.\n",
                    "long": "--list-tasks"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "dpkg(8), apt-get(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/usr/share/tasksel/descs/*.desc and /usr/local/share/tasksel/descs/*.desc are used to define\ntasks.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "tasksel was written by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org> and Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "HISTORY": {
            "content": "This document first appeared with tasksel-1.0\n\n\n\n3.68ubuntu2                                  2021-12-06                                   TASKSEL(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "tasksel - a user interface for installing tasks",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-t",
            "long": "--test",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "test mode; don't actually install or remove packages"
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--new-install",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "automatically select some tasks without even displaying them to the user; default other tasks to on; used during new Debian installs."
        },
        {
            "flag": "",
            "long": "--list-tasks",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "list on stdout the tasks that would be displayed in the tasksel interface --task-packages task lists on stdout the packages that are available and part of the given task Note that this option may be given more than once. --task-desc task outputs the extended description of the given task --debconf-apt-progress options Pass the specified options to the debconf-apt-progress command that tasksel runs."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "dpkg",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "apt-get",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt-get/8/json"
        }
    ]
}